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State lawmakers in South Dakota rejected a proposal Monday that would have required tanning facilities to require parental consent before under-18 clients could use sunbeds — a practice salons told a state senate committee they already do without the state’s …

A U.S. District judge ruled the new health care law unconstitutional on Monday according to the New York Times. Judge Roger Vinson is the second federal judge to find the law unconstitutional, which evens out the rulings at two in …

Smart Tan will hold its 16th annual educational conference and trade show Oct. 14-16, 2011 in downtown Nashville at the Nashville Convention Center and Renaissance Hotel – a venue that has proved to be the most-affordable and most-entertaining option for …

“Most but not all dermatologists maintain, I believe quite wrongly, that a tan is unhealthy. Sadly, Cancer Research UK has accepted this misguided advice uncritically and so has wrongly advised the public on sun exposure over a long period — …

White House Chief Economic Advisory Austan Goolsbee told a Congressional committee Wednesday that the 10 percent luxury tax on indoor tanning services was not actually a tax on middle-class Americans but rather was a “choice” — a distinction that has …

A majority of tanning facility owners say their clients have been affected by a controversial report in November that alleged Americans are not vitamin D deficient and that vitamin D’s only proven role is for bone health, according to a …

Smart Tan is starting off February by presenting at Heartland Tannning’s “Show Me the Money” expo, featuring speakers and exhibits geared to help salon owners improve their business and increase profits. The event will take place in Harrah’s Hotel and …

Two new studies in the February 2 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute have found that sun exposure may have a beneficial influence on some types of cancer, according to a press statement released today from the …